The property is rich in history, but for more than three decades, the dilapidated landmarked buildings have fallen victim to the elements, squatters and vandals.

The exterior of the buildings are now marred with overgrowth. The interior walls that once provided comfort and shelter are now scrawled with graffiti. The floors are covered with dirt, broken glass and construction debris. The staircases are broken. Some of the buildings still house pieces of the past, such as broken furniture.

Closed off to the public, these buildings are unsafe to enter.

The city Landmarks Preservation Commission recently approved an application to demolish five dilapidated buildings built between 1903 and 1938 at Farm Colony. The application also calls for the stabilization of five "ruined buildings, construction of new buildings, and alterations of the landscape."

However, before construction begins, the project must receive all necessary approvals required by the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).

The application should be filed by the spring, according to Timothy Boyland, a partner with Vengoechea+Boyland Architecture/Urban Planning, the architect for the project being under taken by NFC Associates of Staten Island.